The present invention discloses a metal leaf-spring-type connector used for electronic cigarette devices. The connector comprises a leaf spring component and a connector component. The leaf spring component comprises a central columnar negative electrode leaf spring, and at least one positive electrode leaf spring disposed outside the negative electrode leaf spring. The connector component comprises a hollow central columnar negative electrode connector, and a positive electrode connector disposed outside the negative electrode connector. When the leaf spring component and the connector component are inserted and plugged together, the negative electrode leaf spring is inserted into the circular hole of the negative electrode connector to electrically connect with the negative electrode connector. The positive electrode connector is inserted into a void between the negative electrode leaf spring and the positive electrode leaf spring.
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1. A metal leaf-spring-type connector, comprising a leaf spring component fixed at one end of a battery component of an electronic cigarette device, and a connector component fixed at one end of an atomizing component of the electronic cigarette device, the leaf spring component comprising a central columnar negative electrode leaf spring, and at least one positive electrode leaf spring disposed outside the negative electrode leaf spring, an inward curved protrusion formed at a middle of each of the at least one positive electrode, the connector component comprising a hollow central columnar negative electrode connector, and a positive electrode connector disposed outside the negative electrode connector, a circular hole formed at a center of the negative electrode connector for insertion of the negative electrode leaf spring therein, the positive electrode connector being cylindrical and an inwardly recessed circular groove formed at and around the positive electrode connector, wherein when the leaf spring component and the connector component are inserted and plugged together, the negative electrode leaf spring is inserted into the circular hole of the negative electrode connector to electrically connect with the negative electrode connector, the positive electrode connector is inserted into a void defined between the negative electrode leaf spring and the at least one positive electrode leaf spring, and the groove of the positive electrode connector and the protrusion of the each of the at least one positive electrode leaf spring are gripped and engaged with each other.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a metal leaf-spring-type connector, particularly with regard to a metal leaf-spring-type connector used for connecting atomizing components and battery components of electronic cigarette devices.
2. The Related Arts
Electronic cigarettes, also known as virtual cigarettes or electronic atomizers, are mainly used for smoke quitting and substituting actual cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes have a same appearance as and similar taste to actual cigarettes. Some electronic cigarettes even have more tastes than general actual cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes can be used to suck out smoke and flavors therein, and to gain feelings of inhaling and exhaling like actual cigarettes. In addition, electronic cigarettes have no other harmful ingredients in actual cigarettes, such as tar and suspended particles, etc. Hence, electronic cigarettes have become the best choice to replace cigarettes.
Existing electronic cigarettes in the market are all designed to adopt screwed connection. Screw thread lengths, screw pitch and other parameters of such designs are generally short and small. Since power sources of electronic cigarettes are usually rechargeable batteries, connection of power supply parts and atomizer parts of electronic cigarettes is extremely affected by frequently dismantling and assembling because of battery charging. The screw thread thereof is easy to be worn out and result in being misplaced or becoming malfunction. Meanwhile, it is also time consuming to adopt designs of screw connection.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a metal leaf-spring-type connector used for connection of electronic cigarette devices based on deficiencies of the prior art mentioned above. The metal leaf-spring-type connector of the present invention is convenient to be dismantled and assembled, is effective to save time of being dismantled and assembled, and is effective to protect related products for long-term uses.
The present invention adopts technical solutions as follows. A metal leaf-spring-type connector in accordance with the present invention comprises a leaf spring component fixed at one end of a battery component of an electronic cigarette device, and a connector component fixed at one end of an atomizing component of the electronic cigarette device. The leaf spring component comprises a central columnar negative electrode leaf spring, and at least one positive electrode leaf spring disposed outside the negative electrode leaf spring. An inward curved protrusion is formed at a middle of the positive electrode leaf spring. The connector component comprises a hollow central columnar negative electrode connector, and a positive electrode connector disposed outside the negative electrode connector. A circular hole is formed at a center of the negative electrode connector for insertion of the negative electrode leaf spring therein. The positive electrode connector is cylindrical and an inwardly recessed circular groove is formed at and around the positive electrode connector. When the leaf spring component and the connector component are inserted and plugged together, the negative electrode leaf spring is inserted into the circular hole of the negative electrode connector to electrically connect with the negative electrode connector. The positive electrode connector is inserted into a void between the negative electrode leaf spring and the positive electrode leaf spring, and the groove of the positive electrode connector and the protrusion of the positive electrode leaf spring are gripped and engaged with each other.
Preferably, a cover is formed between two of the at least one positive electrode leaf spring.
Preferably, an amount of the at least one positive electrode leaf spring is two or more, and the two or more of the at least one positive electrode leaf spring are distributed uniformly around the negative electrode leaf spring.
The present invention has beneficial advantages that a connecting style of atomizing components and battery components is changed from a traditional screwed connection to a leaf-spring-type connection. As a result, the metal leaf-spring-type connector of the present invention is convenient to be dismantled and assembled, is effective to save time of being dismantled and assembled, and is effective to protect related products for long-term uses.
In order to much explicitly express the present invention, the following descriptions accompanying attached drawings are presented to further describe the present invention.
With reference to
In the present embodiment, a cover is formed between two of the at least one positive electrode leaf spring 12 in order to constitute an outer shell surrounding the negative electrode leaf spring 11 for protection of the positive electrode connector 22 inserted therein.
In the present embodiment, an amount of the at least one positive electrode leaf spring 12 is two, and the two of the at least one positive electrode leaf spring 12 are distributed at two opposite sides of the negative electrode leaf spring 11.
Disclosed above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not intended to limit as depicted above. Any technical person skilled in the technical art can think of variations which are still covered and fallen within the inventive spirit of the present invention and the claimed scope as defined in the following claims.
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